Explore the fascinating intersection where quantum materials meet the complexity of everyday environments in the Cond-Mat — Mes-Hall section. This field investigates how tiny particles behave when caught between the orderly world of single atoms and the chaotic nature of bulk matter, revealing the hidden rules that govern electricity, magnetism, and heat in novel substances.

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Below are the most recent papers in this dynamic area of condensed matter physics, ready for you to explore.

High-fidelity simulations of shock initiation of an energetic crystal-binder system due to flyer impact

This paper presents a high-fidelity, interface-resolved meso-scale simulation framework that integrates 5th-order WENO schemes, atomistic-scale grid resolution, and experimentally derived crystal geometries to accurately model shock initiation in plastic-bonded explosives and assess the impact of numerical and material modeling choices on matching experimental data.

Shobhan Roy, Pradeep K. Seshadri, Chukwudubem Okafor, Belinda P. Johnson, H. S. Udaykumar2026-04-07🔬 physics.app-ph

Ultrafast Non-Volatile Weyl LuminoMem for Mid-Infrared In-Memory Computing

This paper presents LuminoMem, an ultrafast, non-volatile optoelectronic memory device that utilizes a floating-gate architecture with Weyl semiconductor tellurium to enable direct mid-infrared light emission for in-memory computing, thereby overcoming traditional electronic-to-photonic interface bottlenecks.

Delang Liang, Shiyu Wang, Yan Wang, Dong Li, Yuchun Chen, Bin Cheng, Mingyang Qin, Dehong Yang, Jie Sheng, Lin Li, Changgan Zeng, Dong Sun, Anlian Pan, Jing Liu2026-04-07🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall